Hats from the Past (and current ones, too)

November 2, 2010

I read two blog entries that inspired some great thinking this evening.  The idea for this post originated with Andrew Littlefield on his blog, MTI in the ATL.  Incidentally, Andrew was the first winner of Music Therapy Source’s Student and Intern Support program, and he contributed this essay on the importance of advocacy.  Then, Stephanie over [...]

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List of Music Therapy Schools

November 1, 2010

When I first started this website almost a year ago, one of the first things I did was compile a list of music therapy schools with links directly to program websites. I remember being frustrated that no such list existed (to my knowledge, anyway) that provided the convenience of direct links to the individual music [...]

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Video Guitar Lesson – Say What You Need to Say

October 27, 2010

This is a video lesson for John Mayer’s “Say”. The therapeutic possibilities for this song are vast. I haven’t had a chance to put up the chord frames yet, but look for those tomorrow. Good luck! -Matt Here are the chord frames:

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6 More Common Hospice Music Therapy Songs

October 13, 2010

After several more months of serving hospice clients, I have more to add to my original post, The Top 6 Hospice Songs I Use.  I have a bit more experience under my belt now, and I’ve had several more requests from patients and family members.  After doing a bit of quick math, I came to [...]

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October 2010 Student and Intern Support

October 5, 2010

Again, thanks to all who participated in last month’s project!  I am really pleased with the number of entries. Ok, so here we go!  The project for October is to create an audio public service announcement geared toward potential music therapy students.  The PSA should address the following: The awesomeness of the field of music [...]

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Hello Song Contest Winner!

October 1, 2010

There were so many wonderful entries to this contest!  A huge thank you goes out to the contestants, the judges, and September’s sponsor, the Iowa Chapter of Music Therapy.  With such great entries, it was a really close contest.  Congratulations goes out to September’s winner, Lindsay Hirata!  This is what the judges had to say: [...]

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Hello Songs – Intern Support Program

September 27, 2010

First off, thanks to everyone who put their creativity to work in submitting entries to the latest Student and Intern Support Program Contest! We’ve got eight submissions to show and we think that they show great promise. Results from our judging panel will be announced at the end of the week but until then check [...]

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Imagine: Early Childhood Music Therapy

September 13, 2010

In case you missed the debut of Imagine, here is the press release for this excellent resource: September 1, 2010: The American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) is proud to announce the debut of the inaugural issue of imagine, the first annual online magazine dedicated to Early Childhood Music Therapy. Edited by Dr. Petra Kern, imagine strives to enhance the [...]

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Music Therapy Student and Intern Support – September Project

August 30, 2010

Submissions for this project are due September 24th.  I look forward to seeing all of your submissions! Here is a transcription of the speaking points about September’s project: Music Therapy students and interns are eligible to participate in this program and compete for an award of $100 US.  Most importantly, by participating, you are sharing [...]

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Announcements: New AMTAS Website, Student and Intern Support

August 11, 2010

The American Music Therapy Association Students has a new website with a fresh look.  If you are a student or professional, be sure to check out the new site and all the wonderful content up there!  If you have comments or suggestions, please contact AMTAS advisor and website creator, Dr. Petra Kern, whose email address [...]

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